I joke that growing up I survived on 2 meals: Peanut butter & honey sandwiches and my Grandpa's Mac & Cheese. While that is a slight exaggeration, it is not far off from the truth. I was one picky eater as a kid, and life is paying me back with my daughter being almost as picky as I was. While I would fuss over vegetables (broccoli was the devil back then) and would

When someone says “Grilled Cheese”, what do you think of? The plain old classic sandwich with two pieces of bread and processed cheese? With National Grilled Cheese Day coming up on April 12th, let’s have some fun, get creative, and up our grilled cheese game with some delicious recipes. While most people are familiar with the family favourite classic grilled cheese, we’re

School season is upon us! This time of year always feels hectic, there are back to school supplies to buy and new teachers to meet. And among this chaos we still need to remember the daily tasks like laundry and dinner! For me it's really important to have easy to prepare tasty meals that I know the kids are going to like. Between school, homework and extra curricular

While it's still nice and warm in Ontario right now the nights are getting chillier and the days are getting shorter. For our family that means switching over to our fall/winter menu. We focus on a lot of hardy warm meals for these seasons such as soups, chili and pasta dishes. A combination that comes up a lot for us is corn and sausage (I add both to our chili recipe).

I don't know about you, but week day meals in our house must be easy and fast! My defaults are sadly chicken fingers and spaghetti, but not at the same time...unless I'm really tired :P. Of course the girls love these, which is why they come out on a day I haven't planned anything...or the plan has failed me somehow. But, every once in a while I like to make something a

I don't know about you but my kids love cheese! They could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Anytime of day they will accept cheese as a snack, which I'm completely okay with, since it's easy to grab and go and pairs well with just about anything. Another thing about cheese is there are so many choices, there are hundreds of varieties right in your local Loblaws

When you think of family dinners what image comes to mind? For me it's sitting at the table with everyone eating, laughing and sharing stories. Now, when you think of what you are eating, what do you think of? When I asked by friends this question the majority of them said - beef! The dish in their mind was either steak, roast or hamburgers and I believe it's because

I have been taking about the great Get Kids Cooking Challenge by Uncle Ben's this week. You know the one where you could WIN a $10,000 RESP! What an amazing way to jump start your savings for your child's education. Each week they have been issuing fun cooking challenges that you can take part in to enter. We have tried several of the Uncle Ben's recipes and they have

I think we all struggle with trying to include our kids in the kitchen, or knowing what tasks are age appropriate. Sometimes it is just easier and faster if they don't help out. However as parents we are doing a disservice to them and ourselves by excluding our children from the kitchen. It is a good idea for them to get involved in the kitchen as there are many

I am a firm believer that the best and easiest way to get people into healthy eating habits is to teach them as kids about real food and how to cook! There are so many ways to get kids involved in the kitchen. From taking the kids to the Farmer's Market in the summer to help pick out fresh produce (a weekly ritual for us), to getting them in the kitchen helping form a

As you know I share a lot of recipe ideas on Little Miss Kate. I love cooking, baking and creating delicious meals for my family. As much as I enjoy cooking and eating my creations, there is one thing I don't enjoy.... touching uncooked meat. I know it is silly, kind of like not wanting to clean out the drain of the sink, but it is a "thing" for me. Now I have become a

After a winter that seemed like it was never ever ever going to end you are not going to hear me complain about the heat this summer. However, you might hear me say that it is too hot to cook. Lets face it no one whats to slave over a hot stove, or have the oven on for hours when it is 30oC outside. With lots of hot summer days coming up I am looking for recipes that are